*Former USA national team defender Desmond Armstrong, a Maryland graduate who played in the 1990 World Cup, will be named technical director of Rocket City United, a fourth-division amateur club based in Huntsville, Ala.

That stadium looks awesome. RBNY was finally serious about something related to that team. I like the roof design, looks a bit like RFK no? The stands are so close to the field and rise up at a steep angle. May have to make a road trip to see DCU play there next season.

Looking forward to a road trip up to the Big Apple and Dirty Jerz when United visits. It's a shame that Philly won't have their digs finished in time for their home opener. BTW, are any tickets on sale for that match at Lincoln Financial yet? Also, what are ticket prices looking like at RBA?

According to the seat relocation guide we received, single game midfield seats are $45, sideline seats are $35, corner flag $25, endline $22 and supporters sections $20 (not sure if this includes the away supporters section, but I presume it does).

They instituted a price freeze for current ST holders for the first year, so it's even cheaper than those per game prices. After the season we just had, maybe they thought it would be a bit presumptuous to ask for more. I expect we will get nailed in 2011, assuming we don't have the same kind of disaster all over again.

I was taking the train home from turkey day the other week a d saw the stadium, actually woke my girlfriend up to see it. Props to nyrb for it. It's close to the airport Amtrak stop, I can't freaking wait to go.

Without a doubt. The going rate for a stadium in the city seems to be &800 million and up (See new Yankee Stadium, Citi Field, and the basketball arena in Brooklyn that finally seems like it might be a reality after favorable court decisions in the last 2 weeks. I suppose a soccer stadium could be built more cheaply, but there's still a big premium to be paid for "union" workers and local "contractors". The construction industry in the New York area could teach the Afghanis a thing or three about big league graft and corruption.